An Air Force pilot reviews maintenance records before a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 3, 2017. The pilot is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling capabilities to U.S. and coalition aircraft, working to liberate territory and people from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles